[google-appengine] Re: Modules vs Backends

2013-07-19 Thread Jason Collins
I'm pretty certain Modules subsumes backends based on the message that is on my console: "Looks like you're using Backends. We suggest that you make the switch to App Engine Modules. See the Modules documentation to learn more about converting: Python

Re: [google-appengine] Re: Modules vs Backends

2013-07-19 Thread PK
I think this is the direction too but the message on the console is questionable since backends is a GA feature while modules is in preview mode and another message (see here) states: "This is a Preview release of the Modules service and its APIs. Please be aware that the APIs and service behav

Re: [google-appengine] Re: Modules vs Backends

2013-07-25 Thread Chris Ramsdale
good feedback. perhaps the documentation could have been a bit clearer, "we suggest that you start looking into Modules". the feature is scheduled to go to GA in the next 3 releases. they will in fact subsume Backends, with the following being the preferred architecture for larger GAE apps: app

Re: [google-appengine] Re: Modules vs Backends

2013-07-25 Thread timh
Hi Chris I have asked this a couple of times, there is no mention of warmup requests for front end instances in the docs on modules. Do/Will they still exist for auto scaled frontends? T On Friday, July 26, 2013 5:44:09 AM UTC+8, Chris Ramsdale wrote: > > good feedback. perhaps the documen

Re: [google-appengine] Re: Modules vs Backends

2013-07-25 Thread Chris Ramsdale
I'm not sure that I have complete context here. We're not removing any functionality for frontends, so all existing functionality will persist. On Jul 25, 2013 4:21 PM, "timh" wrote: > Hi Chris > > I have asked this a couple of times, there is no mention of warmup > requests for front end instan

Re: [google-appengine] Re: Modules vs Backends

2013-07-25 Thread timh
Hi Chris Thats what I assumed, however the documentation for modules, talks explicitly about /_ah/start for various manual and basic scaling startup, but did not including any mention of warmup requests for dynamic scaling instance startup https://developers.google.com/appengine/docs/python/mo